'Neymar is my idol' - Yamal aims to become Barcelona legend - video Dailymotion

Lamine Yamal reveals he idolises Neymar, as the 17-year-old eyes his own legendary status at Barcelona

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00:00Younger player, younger assistant, younger debutant.

00:06The national team, younger player, younger assistant, younger debutant in the Euro Cup, in the semifinal, in the final.

00:12I don't usually think about it a lot, but now that I'm saying it, there are a lot of things that make you very happy, and I hope there are more.

00:20I wasn't focused on football because my parents couldn't afford it yet, and I only played in the park, with kids that I met in the park.

00:27One year, the director of La Torreta told my parents that I could play for free, and I tried it, and I was lucky.

00:36When Barça-Madrid was there, it was special for everyone. I think that even in LaLiga, people watched the games because,

00:41in the end, Barça-Madrid, regardless of the category, regardless of the sport, is special.

00:47I had never been nervous in a game, to be honest, but when I went on the pitch, I could see the faces of my rivals.

00:53I could see that they were very good, and that I was going to go on the pitch.

00:58I was a little nervous when I went on the pitch, but after that, I forgot everything.

01:02My idol as a kid was Neymar. He was the one I watched all my videos on.

01:07Messi, obviously, has always been the best for me, but it's true that the way Neymar played, the way he was, I loved it.

01:13I would like to make the history of Barça remembered as a legend, obviously.

01:17It has given me everything. In the end, my life depends on football and Barça, and I hope to be with them for the rest of my life.